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u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be shooting in newtown, conn.. the case around trayvon martin sparked national protest after officials refused to arrest george zimmerman. president obama continues his secret drone wars. we spend the hour looking back at the moment and movements that shaped 2012. >> democratic congresswoman gabrielle giffords has announced she will step down this week. she was shot in the head last year in a shooting spree that left six people dead in tucson. >> thank you for your prayers and for giving me the time to recover
u.s. history. president obama defeated mitt romney forcing the republicans to reconsider their policies among others returning women and immigrants. while the major party presidential candidate did not take on fossil fuel, climate change in any of their debates, it was a year of extreme weather from melting of the arctic to superstorm sandy to the massive typhoon in the philippines. 2012 will also be remembered for a series of mass shootings from aurora, arata, to the sikh temple, to be...
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the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. and you will be held accountable. >> sreenivasan: in response, syria's government released a statement saying it would never use chemical weapons on its own people. the regime has never confirmed it has such weapons. there were warnings about greater curbs on the internet, as the world's nations gathered today for a summit on telecommunications. the 11-day conference in dubai is the first such review since 1988, well before the web was fully formed. the u.s. has raised concerns that china, russia, and others will seek new limits on internet access. the
the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. and you will be held accountable. >>...
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no deal tonight in the u.s. senate. continuing, are though, between the vice president and mitch mcconnell. in a rare sunday night session -- i think the enormity of the issue is very clear. >> u.s. senators gathered to solve a self-imposed crisis. their plan to carve out a compromise dissolved. >> there is no simple issue that impossible sticking point. we are willing to make difficult concessions. >> come january 1, tax hikes and budget cuts go into effect. >> regardless of differences, top priority has to be to e that taxes on middle- families do not go up. >> the plan before the senate tax -- would eight prevent a tax increase. clear differences remain. seene odds are we have not the leadership on either side of e to solve this problem. is a contraction economy. loss of jobs which could be well in addition to the people already on unemployment. >> the senate reconvenes 11:00 on monday. the president's heerview earlier today, the issue of guns. the president said the day of newtown shooting was the t of his presidenc
no deal tonight in the u.s. senate. continuing, are though, between the vice president and mitch mcconnell. in a rare sunday night session -- i think the enormity of the issue is very clear. >> u.s. senators gathered to solve a self-imposed crisis. their plan to carve out a compromise dissolved. >> there is no simple issue that impossible sticking point. we are willing to make difficult concessions. >> come january 1, tax hikes and budget cuts go into effect. >>...
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are they confusing u.s. energy overall with just oil or are they making some other flaw in their logic? >> hi, adam. that is exactly right. so it is feasible by the end of this decade that the united states could be the world's largest energy producer but not the world's largest oil producer and you can see that just through the numbers. saudi arabia produces about 10 million barrels per day. we produce about 6.5 million barrels per day. certainly our energy production will grow but not that much. where the story on this is in natural gas. adam: right. >> that is the area of growth in the united states and if you throw that into the mix, then yes from a barrel of energy perspective we could be the largest producer in the world by 2020. adam: so this is important too. i want to point out to everybody the iea is not the eia. the iea is international energy administration. they got this started with their predictions about oil production. what is the outlook for the united states? we are pumping more oil. why c
are they confusing u.s. energy overall with just oil or are they making some other flaw in their logic? >> hi, adam. that is exactly right. so it is feasible by the end of this decade that the united states could be the world's largest energy producer but not the world's largest oil producer and you can see that just through the numbers. saudi arabia produces about 10 million barrels per day. we produce about 6.5 million barrels per day. certainly our energy production will grow but not...
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stories and essays from antibullying activists and experts on how to stop the epidemic of bullying in the u.s.. .. >> i didn't know what to do about it. all of us in this country are starting to see people coming out and talking about the experience of this phenomenon that so many of us have experienced in one way or another and had i have no words for it, other than adolescence. other than going out. finally, people were starting to stand back and say that this is not actually a normal part of growing up. this is not a normal rite of passage. i think there was a moment where there is a possibility for change. the director, lee hirsch and i started talking about this. voices started bubbling up to the service. this is not something we can expect from a normal culture. in april of 2009, it was right after to young people took their lives. both of those tragedies, i think really ignited a national recognition of what was going on for so long. and we were seeing parents writing into message boards. we were seeing every news story that. hundreds of comments from parents saying that my child is go
stories and essays from antibullying activists and experts on how to stop the epidemic of bullying in the u.s.. .. >> i didn't know what to do about it. all of us in this country are starting to see people coming out and talking about the experience of this phenomenon that so many of us have experienced in one way or another and had i have no words for it, other than adolescence. other than going out. finally, people were starting to stand back and say that this is not actually a normal...
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she was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. she's been treated with anti-coagulants. doctors want to monitor her medication over the next several hours. dierdre bryant, abc news, new york. >>> and to our other major story, the looming fiscal cliff. lawmakers worked through the night to try to reach an agreement. >> without a deal, taxes are set to go up for just about every american. tahman bradley joins us from washington with more on the stalemate. tahman? >> reporter: john and paula, good morning. tension is growing here in washington, after weekend talks failed to lead to a deal. if there is no breakthrough today, the country will go over the cliff. talks continue but this morning, there is still no deal. >> we'll have further announcements, perhaps, at 11:00 in the morning. i certainly hope so. >> reporter: republicans and democrats negotiated all weekend, with the hope of passing legislation to protect most people from a massive tax hike. >> our top priority has to be to make sure that taxes
she was not well enough to appear on capitol hill to testify on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. she's been treated with anti-coagulants. doctors want to monitor her medication over the next several hours. dierdre bryant, abc news, new york. >>> and to our other major story, the looming fiscal cliff. lawmakers worked through the night to try to reach an agreement. >> without a deal, taxes are set to go up for just about every american. tahman...
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be careful what you tax police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. and sex sells that's the old saying so how is the world's oldest living profession making out in the recession we'll speak to the owner of the infamous bunny ranch and see how his business is faring during this economic slowdown. it's friday december seventh five him in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you're watching our t.v. . all right well we begin tonight in egypt where demonstrations against the newly elected president mohamed morsi have continued to grow the unrest in egypt is now well into its third week and if you think you're seeing deja vu what the protests playing out in tough we're square you're correct once again the demonstrations are becoming very violent very quickly as many as six people were killed in last night's clashes alone now all of this is over the near absolute power president morsi claimed last month while drafting a new consti
be careful what you tax police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. and sex sells that's the old saying so how is the world's oldest living profession making out in the recession we'll speak to the owner of the infamous bunny ranch and see how his business is faring during this economic slowdown. it's friday december seventh five him in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and...
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less disgustingly evil well thanks to a no bid brand new contract worth twenty two million dollars u.s. special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not ganna stand the name of the base camp integrity cut laughable because what is the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and warns them with more contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations of international law including murder in afghan civilians and destruction of private property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan we also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it
less disgustingly evil well thanks to a no bid brand new contract worth twenty two million dollars u.s. special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not ganna stand the name of the base camp integrity cut laughable because what is the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and warns them with more contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just...
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the attack left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead. >> police in woodbridge are looking for a man accused of shooting out the window of an elementary school. according to investigators, at the shooting happened sometime between last friday night and saturday morning. this man was caught on surveillance cameras at around that time. no one else was inside the school. if you know anything about this case, called crimestoppers. >> it looks what we're looking at a cold night to be out on the town. >> let's get our first look at the forecast. >> a cold night ahead, but not as cold as it was a couple of nights ago. it is 40 at reagan national, but we will hold to the 30's as we move until midnight. and then we may lose a couple of more degrees after that. here is a look at satellite and radar. we will see the chance for a little bit of a wintry mix during the day tomorrow. your new year's eve forecast calls for temperatures in the 30's. the clouds will stick around all day long tomorrow. we do have s
the attack left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead. >> police in woodbridge are looking for a man accused of shooting out the window of an elementary school. according to investigators, at the shooting happened sometime between last friday night and saturday morning. this man was caught on surveillance cameras at around that time. no one else was inside the school. if you know anything about this case, called crimestoppers. >> it looks what we're looking at a cold...
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but the reality is, a great fear of what happens after the u.s. leaves, a lot of the u.s. forces don't have the same technical capability. they don't have drones and night vision, don't have a lot of special weapons. >> but with our american forces there, how do they feel about leaving? do they feel they have accomplished what they want to do. do they feel good about leaving things in the afghan hands? >> they feel good that they have a mission that they feel they are accomplishing, and certainly when you look at numbers, this are accomplishing that. recently an attack thwarted and they credited the afghan forces. things are happening in that level. this is fear that it could evolve into a civil war, if there isn't a large u.s. and nato pressure. >> this picture depicts some very cool guys. >> this is a flight with u.s. air force, special operations, pararescuemen. they go off in helicopters and go into the battlefield to pick up wounded and bring them back for medical attention. the week we were with them was a really tough week. just come off major battles which there we
but the reality is, a great fear of what happens after the u.s. leaves, a lot of the u.s. forces don't have the same technical capability. they don't have drones and night vision, don't have a lot of special weapons. >> but with our american forces there, how do they feel about leaving? do they feel they have accomplished what they want to do. do they feel good about leaving things in the afghan hands? >> they feel good that they have a mission that they feel they are accomplishing,...
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this is one fits almost of the u.s. economy and competition just seems to be at the wrong level and patients are frustrated. another reason i wrote the book is that doctors are getting crushed right now. they have got declining medicare payments. they have got increasing overhead, hospitals have more expenses. malpractice rates are going up. the burnout rate is 46% and doctors are getting crushed right now and i just felt like we needed a voice out there and it's okay to talk to the general public. >> host: so you make the point that medical mistakes for the third leading cause of death in the united states. that is a shocking figure. can you talk a little bit about that? >> guest: it was shocking even for me as someone interested in the skill and quality to put it in that way. medical mistakes. we kill as many people from medical mistakes as we do from car accidents and other three, four and five causes in the u.s.. i guess i've never really thought of it that way because we don't really talk as openly and honestly abo
this is one fits almost of the u.s. economy and competition just seems to be at the wrong level and patients are frustrated. another reason i wrote the book is that doctors are getting crushed right now. they have got declining medicare payments. they have got increasing overhead, hospitals have more expenses. malpractice rates are going up. the burnout rate is 46% and doctors are getting crushed right now and i just felt like we needed a voice out there and it's okay to talk to the general...
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the u.s. supreme court announcing it will hear two cases challenging laws prohibiting the rights of same-sex married couples. fans around the world mourning the loss of award-winning mexican-american singer jenny rivera after wreckage of a plane flying rivera and six other people from a concert is found in northern mexico. her mangled driver's license among the crash-site debris. rivera selling 15 million records -- one of the most successful female singers in grupero, a male-dominated regional style. venezuelan president hugo chávez in cuba undergoing another cancer operation after announcing that more malignant cells have been found. the 58-year-old socialist leader is facing his fourth operation since mid-2011 for a third recurrence of an undisclosed form of cancer in the pelvic area. he is also designating a vice president, nicolas maduro, as his political heir in case he suffers complications. chávez, winning a presidential election in october, due to start a new six-year term on januar
the u.s. supreme court announcing it will hear two cases challenging laws prohibiting the rights of same-sex married couples. fans around the world mourning the loss of award-winning mexican-american singer jenny rivera after wreckage of a plane flying rivera and six other people from a concert is found in northern mexico. her mangled driver's license among the crash-site debris. rivera selling 15 million records -- one of the most successful female singers in grupero, a male-dominated regional...
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if u.s. someone in your last they wanna get a great cake for this purpose.qc is doing 80 shows a lot and you see that we eat a bite of something and we all eat anymore.ish this one that some good these are. h year at the beginning december and will make sure everything is fresh and after- hours bakerycrs bakery we would make sure every one is great. >>host: take advantage of this great by today you'll be so glad you did and we do not get to do free shipping on these cakes could you realize how expensive that is. we of only try the cheesecake and everybody loves is a smooth and creamyxture, the crust is about the best that i tasted it is just delicious this is a customer review. >>guest: my mom cheesecake queen and i get nervous because we make small batches we only put 25 and we make cheesecakes for ourselves and the gap a bottle elite 25 at a time and my mother walks in the kitchen and she will find the one because she has the mothers and 10 up. she will ask what is up with a cheesecakes ove
if u.s. someone in your last they wanna get a great cake for this purpose.qc is doing 80 shows a lot and you see that we eat a bite of something and we all eat anymore.ish this one that some good these are. h year at the beginning december and will make sure everything is fresh and after- hours bakerycrs bakery we would make sure every one is great. >>host: take advantage of this great by today you'll be so glad you did and we do not get to do free shipping on these cakes could you...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year.
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year.
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on 9/11 there was a terrorist attack and u.s. ambassador in libya was killed. guess what? the media jumped on romney and said this is political. >> it was political. >> it changed from the obama campaign first. >> the attack that took place in libya what was going on in egypt and elsewhere where did video did prompt the attack. >> mitt romney said the obama campaign is not portraying this in the proper light. they have a weak response. guess what? we found out from that clip right there. the president didn't believe it was a terrorist attack on 9/11. >> i think you are hanging on a word, terrorists, extremists you. >> i think the president meant it was not a terrorist attack because they were watching the realtime attack happening. juan, you are repeating the spin tunisia and egypt and libya. they are separate. you have been putting a sequence within libya, too. >> lib with a comes after those attacks had occurred. >> the thing they were different sources. the difference genesis and one was crowd mob action. >> to equate the two are to make it sound like all the same. >> t
on 9/11 there was a terrorist attack and u.s. ambassador in libya was killed. guess what? the media jumped on romney and said this is political. >> it was political. >> it changed from the obama campaign first. >> the attack that took place in libya what was going on in egypt and elsewhere where did video did prompt the attack. >> mitt romney said the obama campaign is not portraying this in the proper light. they have a weak response. guess what? we found out from that...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must.
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must.
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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. >> the homeland security committee will release a new report criticizing the u.s. for the response to the attack in benghazi, libya. the committee finds that bad security allowed militants to essentially walk into the compound. the report criticizes the state department for failing to sufficiently respond to requests for additional security. >>> family, friend and former classmates are remembering a football player murdered in fairfax county. dozens gathered for a vigil in hay market in memory of xavier string fellow. he played football there. he was a sophomore in college in virginia. he played on that football too. he was found stabbed to death in a van in vienna friday night. his girlfriend is trying to cope with it. >> it's unbelievable. i'm floored. i don't know what to do. i don't know how to take the next day and the next. >> police arrested 22-year-old johnny bonilla in gainesville. the two did not know each other, but arranged a meeting. no word on a motive in the case. >>> same sex couples in our area will be celebrating more than just the start of 2013 t
. >> the homeland security committee will release a new report criticizing the u.s. for the response to the attack in benghazi, libya. the committee finds that bad security allowed militants to essentially walk into the compound. the report criticizes the state department for failing to sufficiently respond to requests for additional security. >>> family, friend and former classmates are remembering a football player murdered in fairfax county. dozens gathered for a vigil in hay...
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i'm eun yang. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car. it happened around 8:30 last night along massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c. we're told the officer was hit during a traffic stop. her condition has not been released. so far, no charges have been filed against that driver. >>> metro is investigating one of its bus drivers after a video was posted online showing that driver reading behind the wheel. check it out. it was taken by a rider on the d-2 route last monday and posted on the blog d.c. metro. the passenger said the driver was reading the paper on a long stretch of the route, both while stopped and while the bus was moving. riders we showed video were outraged. >> you're reading the newspaper, so you're putting yourself in danger. you're putting your passengers in danger. >> that's a safety violation. come on, metro. do your job. check into your drivers and figure out what's going on. >> it's difficult to tell from the video if the driver was rea
i'm eun yang. >> and i'm richard jordan in for aaron gilchrist. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car. it happened around 8:30 last night along massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c. we're told the officer was hit during a traffic stop. her condition has not been released. so far, no charges have been filed against that driver. >>> metro is investigating one of its bus drivers after a video was posted online showing...
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did you know bill cohen got nominated and approved, unanimously, by the u.s. senate? >> john kerry is liked by more republicans than this guy. >> chuck schumer won't support -- >> a very different time. but we've got a record of democratic presidents picking republicans to be secretary of defense, bill cohen. this should fall -- >> they have a record of picking democrats. >> that is, in fact, the case. but let me ask you this, ana. as a republican, you raise the point that no one's coming to his defense, that's not really the case. there are a whole bunch coming to his defense, a bipartisan group of former secretaries of defense, let me name a few. they cosigned a letter in "the washington post" and let me read what they said. "we strongly object, as a matter of substance and as a matter of principle, to the attacks on the chark of former senator chuck hagel. mr. hagel is a man of unshakable character and integrity who has served his country in the most distinguished manner in peace and war." that is a bipartisan group of highly respected people. why shouldn't those v
did you know bill cohen got nominated and approved, unanimously, by the u.s. senate? >> john kerry is liked by more republicans than this guy. >> chuck schumer won't support -- >> a very different time. but we've got a record of democratic presidents picking republicans to be secretary of defense, bill cohen. this should fall -- >> they have a record of picking democrats. >> that is, in fact, the case. but let me ask you this, ana. as a republican, you raise the...
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the first u.s. copyright act protected book was for the primary point some ways trying to on the states that already put in place and you may notice the first federal registration was for a book in 1790, registration near and dear to my heart. today your members, publishing house large and small operate businesses, sometimes look like trampolines financially and talk about what it is like to be a publishers these days and how do publishers occurred to copyright. is it more than making money? >> thank you. thank you. i will say at the beginning, i have given a lot of speeches and listen to a lot of speeches of varying quality for a long time. rarely have are listened to a speech and thought he immediately i wish i had written that. but there is one i want to quote to you. since the very beginning of our nation publishers have been catalysts for democracy, guardians of free speech, stewards of scholarship and education, disseminate ears of scientific discovery, and champions of literature. however one
the first u.s. copyright act protected book was for the primary point some ways trying to on the states that already put in place and you may notice the first federal registration was for a book in 1790, registration near and dear to my heart. today your members, publishing house large and small operate businesses, sometimes look like trampolines financially and talk about what it is like to be a publishers these days and how do publishers occurred to copyright. is it more than making money?...
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u.s. ties ahead of the withdrawal of international combat troops at the end of 2014. >> these are events that we are familiar with. we work very, very closely with our afghan partners. they events that affect both isef and our afghan security force brothers. we continue to work to mitigate them as much as possible. >> the taliban has not claimed responsibility for the shooting in kabul on monday. but the group claims to have placed many infiltrators in the afghan military and police forces to launch attacks on international troops. >>> an archaeological dig in afghanistan unearthed priceless cultural assets. the area is also home to a large copper deposit. researchers are concerned that historic artifacts may be destroyed. nhk world's hideki yui has the story. >> reporter: researchers have found a settlement in mes ayak. their dig site plays within the perimeters of a copper mine and the development of a chinese state owned company. in 2009 the afghan government suspended mining exploratio
u.s. ties ahead of the withdrawal of international combat troops at the end of 2014. >> these are events that we are familiar with. we work very, very closely with our afghan partners. they events that affect both isef and our afghan security force brothers. we continue to work to mitigate them as much as possible. >> the taliban has not claimed responsibility for the shooting in kabul on monday. but the group claims to have placed many infiltrators in the afghan military and police...
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in the last year remember all that that was in the summer of two thousand and eleven surrounding the u.s. debt ceiling debate and the downgrade and gold even top one thousand nine hundred dollars an ounce at some point way up here while you can see it's come down from there and it's pretty much where it was about a year ago despite the types of continued news events that would drive investors to it not to mention according to the world gold council central banks will buy more than five hundred tons of gold this year that's up from four hundred sixty five tons in two thousand and eleven a new high so what's happened there and the recent period aside which we just addressed we'll get to that you can see what preceded that was more than a decade's long decade long really bull market in gold ok what we can't see behind this though is how much of this has been driven by the types of factors that we talk about every day ok q we debt downgrades that versus how much is driven by issues such as the twenty year bear market in gold that preceded this run with the structural changes of supply that h
in the last year remember all that that was in the summer of two thousand and eleven surrounding the u.s. debt ceiling debate and the downgrade and gold even top one thousand nine hundred dollars an ounce at some point way up here while you can see it's come down from there and it's pretty much where it was about a year ago despite the types of continued news events that would drive investors to it not to mention according to the world gold council central banks will buy more than five hundred...
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be careful what you tax police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. as congress and the president picker over upcoming fiscal cliff decisions many inside the beltway say the path to a stable u.s. economic future can be fanned found in the bowl simpson's plan coming up five things you should know that's included in the plan. it's friday december seventh eight him in washington d.c. mega lopez and you're watching our team. right will we begin tonight in egypt where demonstrations against the newly elected president mohamed morsi have continued to grow the unrest in egypt is now well into its third week and if you think you are seeing deja vu with the protests playing out in tucker square you're right once again the demonstrations are becoming very violent very quickly as many as six people were killed last night in the clashes and now all of this is over the near absolute power president morsi has claimed last month when he wa
be careful what you tax police departments here in the u.s. want permission to store all of your text messages for a two year period is this just another sign of big brother going too far. as congress and the president picker over upcoming fiscal cliff decisions many inside the beltway say the path to a stable u.s. economic future can be fanned found in the bowl simpson's plan coming up five things you should know that's included in the plan. it's friday december seventh eight him in washington...
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she's the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team winning a medal in the 400 meter relay race. >> i had been involved with swimming for so many years and i'm here to give back to the community. i'm here at the mount vernon ymca. we are inviting children of all ages to come in and hang out with me and get to know me a little bit and also just to be educated on being safe around the water. >> the statistics are alarming. ten people drown every day in the united states. it's the second leading cause of death for children under 14. unfortunately, 60 to 70% of black children and hispanic children don't know how to swim, making them three times more likely to drown. >> on top of that, if parent doesn't know how to swim there's a pretty good statistic you're not going -- your child isn't going to learn how to swim either. >> but make a splash is the big push in 47 states. their goal is to get kids prepared for the water and summertime fun. >> there are three main barriers that stops a lot of kids from swimming. the number
she's the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team winning a medal in the 400 meter relay race. >> i had been involved with swimming for so many years and i'm here to give back to the community. i'm here at the mount vernon ymca. we are inviting children of all ages to come in and hang out with me and get to know me a little bit and also just to be educated on being safe around the water. >> the statistics are alarming. ten people drown every day in the united...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering.
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering.
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in september, an angry mob stormed the u.s. embassy, enraged by the controversial youtube video about the prophet muhammad. >> he's one of the people in danger all the time whether their a bounty on his head or not. >>> from india, mourners gathering to remember a young woman who died after being attacked by several men on a bus. she died in a singapore hospital. the incident has smarked anger and rare protests in that country over the treatment of women. police say they'll charge the attackers with murder. >>> back here in new york city, an arrest in what every subway rider's night would be. the woman in custody facing hate crime charges after telling police she pushed a man to his death because she thought he was a muslim. >> reporter: it was a bizarre ending to a crime that has shocked this city. the woman accused of pushing a man onto the train tracks, screaming and smiling as cameras captured here arrest. this surveillance video led police to erica menendez. investigators say that's her running away from a train station in
in september, an angry mob stormed the u.s. embassy, enraged by the controversial youtube video about the prophet muhammad. >> he's one of the people in danger all the time whether their a bounty on his head or not. >>> from india, mourners gathering to remember a young woman who died after being attacked by several men on a bus. she died in a singapore hospital. the incident has smarked anger and rare protests in that country over the treatment of women. police say they'll...
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the amount of aid the u.s. pays to egypt every year is only second to the amount of aid we give israel. so we are doing it again and again not only in afghanistan but elsewhere. it seems the system is so corrupt beyond repair. this current administration is not doing anything about the muslim brotherhood. in a way they are supporting their efforts to control egypt. egypt needs to be the biggest -- used to be the biggest u.s. ally in the middle east. the mubarak regime fell in about 30 days with no support from the u.s. whatsoever. absolutely no support. he was an ally 30 years. and we just let the regime does appear. we are finding their enemy, who happens to be also an u.s. enemy. the muslim brotherhood's highest eadership has announced it's opposition to the u.s. on many occasions. i'm not sure why this administration is not doing anything about it or why the media is not bringing this to the attention of the american citizens. guest: i confess, i don't have anything to add to what your caller said. it is a p
the amount of aid the u.s. pays to egypt every year is only second to the amount of aid we give israel. so we are doing it again and again not only in afghanistan but elsewhere. it seems the system is so corrupt beyond repair. this current administration is not doing anything about the muslim brotherhood. in a way they are supporting their efforts to control egypt. egypt needs to be the biggest -- used to be the biggest u.s. ally in the middle east. the mubarak regime fell in about 30 days with...
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and the u.s. supreme court announced that for the first time in its history, it will take up the issue of same-sex marriage. online we say farewell to an intrepid, eight-legged space explorer. hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: nefertiti the spider-naut traveled aboard a japanese space flight for three months as part of an experiment designed by an egyptian high school student. she returned safely and lived out the remainder of her days at the smithsonian, where she died this week. read the whole story at lunch in the lab. and on art beat, jeffrey brown talks to new yorker film critic david denby about big films this holiday season, plus the subject of his latest book, "do the movies have a future?" and on tonight's need to know, a fight over family planning in texas. check your local pbs listings. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, paul solman looks at tax deductions at risk as the white house an
and the u.s. supreme court announced that for the first time in its history, it will take up the issue of same-sex marriage. online we say farewell to an intrepid, eight-legged space explorer. hari sreenivasan tells us more. >> sreenivasan: nefertiti the spider-naut traveled aboard a japanese space flight for three months as part of an experiment designed by an egyptian high school student. she returned safely and lived out the remainder of her days at the smithsonian, where she died this...
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the u.s. and china have a lot to tackle, because as you mentioned it has been longstanding trade problems and restrictions with those two. but we could be entering a new era. but you have got a new chinese leader waiting in the wings. i have got a list here, the u.s. wants china to drop restrictions on agricultural products. the u.s. wants china to do more about counterfeiting of u.s. goods. they also want them to allow their currency to appreciate. on the flip side, china wants the u.s. to address its budget problems, the fiscal cliff we just talked about. we know they want the west to stop blocking certain high-tech chinese goods from entering the u.s.. we also know that they want a stop on the chinese investments. takeovers, so to speak. lots to talk about. this is what the experts told me they were looking for. >> there is the currency issue. 10% since the chinese government came in. the u.s. government still feels that their currency it -- the chinese currency is undervalued. there is a l
the u.s. and china have a lot to tackle, because as you mentioned it has been longstanding trade problems and restrictions with those two. but we could be entering a new era. but you have got a new chinese leader waiting in the wings. i have got a list here, the u.s. wants china to drop restrictions on agricultural products. the u.s. wants china to do more about counterfeiting of u.s. goods. they also want them to allow their currency to appreciate. on the flip side, china wants the u.s. to...
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he is now telling congress that the u.s. government will reach its borrowing limit by next monday, the 31st. remember how much fun the last debt ceiling fight was? well, that news comes as president obama rushes home to washington, cutting short his hawaiian vacation in order to resume talks on the fiscal cliff. there are just five days remaining to strike a deal. we'll get to all that in a moment, but first, we begin with a massive winter storm that made holiday travel miserable for millions of americans, including me! winter storm euclid -- what, are we naming snowstorms now? euclid. you can lid? well, euclid blanketed much of the eastern half of the country yesterday, dropping blizzard-like conditions and record snowfall in the midwest, and by late afternoon, euclid moved northeast, bringing traffic to a standstill, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. the weather channel's mike seidel has more on the massive christmas storm. >> reporter: a major snowstorm has
he is now telling congress that the u.s. government will reach its borrowing limit by next monday, the 31st. remember how much fun the last debt ceiling fight was? well, that news comes as president obama rushes home to washington, cutting short his hawaiian vacation in order to resume talks on the fiscal cliff. there are just five days remaining to strike a deal. we'll get to all that in a moment, but first, we begin with a massive winter storm that made holiday travel miserable for millions...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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both firefighters have been upgraded to a satisfactory condition. >> the u.s. postal service mail carrier accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail and given stolen credit cards to friends will return to court today. the man pleaded not guilty to several charges of identity theft, possession of stolen property and second-degree burglary on friday. romeo maniulit says is said to us all in the mail from the area of devon shire avenue in san carlos. authorities say at least three accomplices used the stolen credit cards. >> alameda county's bounced wide shut down a section of oakland and in its interim will old tea and tea. this is video from abc seven is. police said down 37 street between market and london streets. some residents were evacuated after police learned someone is deterred and some old tnt from world war two. about what was called in to remove the more than 5 lbs. of explosives and police also have to close off the 900 block of 36 street at market. >> some mall shopper sent into a panic in sacramento after hearing what they thought were gunshot
both firefighters have been upgraded to a satisfactory condition. >> the u.s. postal service mail carrier accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail and given stolen credit cards to friends will return to court today. the man pleaded not guilty to several charges of identity theft, possession of stolen property and second-degree burglary on friday. romeo maniulit says is said to us all in the mail from the area of devon shire avenue in san carlos. authorities say at least three...
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arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the end of the 19th century. and then at the beginning of the 20th century, we're talking 1902, 1910, before odono that i mentioned before, this man who gave his name to -- he was very proud of this lighthouse. the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose through the ranks of the spanish army. the spanish sent alexander o'reilly to cuba to form a militia. he was appointed governor of louisiana and head of the army later on. he arrived in august, 1769, and took formal possession of louisiana for spain. think of new orleans and cuba, in particular havana, governors there were also in cuba so there was all this traveling from one city to another because later when i got my ph.d. from tulaine university and i went to the irish channel. it's interesting, the irish history connected with new orleans. so the o'reilly family has been in louisiana for centuries
arrived from spain, some of them with the spanish royal armies; other irish influx arrived from the u.s. for the construction of railroads used to transport sugar cane to the sugar plantations. that was at the end of the 19th century. and then at the beginning of the 20th century, we're talking 1902, 1910, before odono that i mentioned before, this man who gave his name to -- he was very proud of this lighthouse. the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose...
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>> the u.s. congress has taken incomplete, remember that, you would call the registrar and, or your professor, and you took an incomplete, and that's what they've done. mcdonnell and the democratsdemo could get something done in terms of taxes, and it's a stage of process, but in terms of the whole bargain, they want more time of the what republicans didn't want to have blamedblam monday them is that they increased taxes on the middle class, and so maybe tim kainey was prophetic.ti he said let's just settle atse 500,000.tt they settled at 450,000, and noo move to the tougher stuff later. >> we've seen a lot of frustration and it's not justjus the americans who will be affected. lawmakers also fed up, maryland senator, the longer serving woman in the senate, said i, lived through 9/11, i've lived through impeachment of a president, but this is what we are doing to hour selfment are you surprised we got to thisto point?po >> not really, and i tried to talk about it in recent weeks.s. we now have th
>> the u.s. congress has taken incomplete, remember that, you would call the registrar and, or your professor, and you took an incomplete, and that's what they've done. mcdonnell and the democratsdemo could get something done in terms of taxes, and it's a stage of process, but in terms of the whole bargain, they want more time of the what republicans didn't want to have blamedblam monday them is that they increased taxes on the middle class, and so maybe tim kainey was prophetic.ti he...
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walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. gregg allman is a grammy- winning entertainer. the allman brothers started by playing mostly are in the covers but went on to complete their own hits. the new book about his life is called "my cross to bear." is an honor to have you on the program. why did you choose that title? >> it was not so much to the title of the song, but it is hard to name a hound dog, so i tried and tried. i was going to call it "beyond the thrill, and that did not seem to perk up too many years. -- ears, and people started throwing me a bunch of names, and that one came around, and it kind of grows on you. a name has to -- tavis: sit with you for a while. i ask that because this is a tough book to read in the sense there has been so many ups and downs in your life and your career about which you were very why "mybout, but i aske cross to bare,"because it seems you have had to bear so many crosses -- bare so many cros
walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. gregg allman is a grammy- winning entertainer. the allman brothers started by playing mostly are in the covers but went on to complete their own hits. the new book about his life is called "my cross to bear." is an honor to have you on the program. why did you choose that title? >> it was not so much to the title of the song, but...
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walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: how about that? it is called detroit, a grinning when the -- a grammy-winning jazz artists. he worked with the late great miles davis. in just a bit, another special performance. marcus miller, i am delighted to see you. >> i know exactly what you mean. tavis: the last time we talked was on my radio program, and you took off to go to europe. i am at my house on line and a headline pops up that says marcus miller in fatal switzerland bus crash. i am at my house, and i screamed. i had just talked to you, i had seen you days prior. i could not believe you had died in a bus crash. the driver of the bus did die. what was going on in switzerland. >> we had just finished and monte carlo, the jazz festival. at the show, we had a long trek to holland. that is about 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. i am starting to come up, and i feel like it is vertigo. the impact causes
walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: how about that? it is called detroit, a grinning when the -- a grammy-winning jazz artists. he worked with the late great miles davis. in just a bit, another special performance. marcus miller, i am delighted to see you. >> i know exactly what you mean. tavis: the last time we talked was on my...
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the u.s. denied the request. in subsequent years, the united states gave to the request and i was the liaison. it was an interesting job. i went out and partied a lot with american pilots on leave in israel. we had a few maneuvers on the ground, nothing too serious. all of a sudden, it became real. all of a sudden, there was a real war in which the united states and israel had to collaborate strategically. you may recall that the united states provided israel with patriot missiles as an answer -- at least a psychological answer because physically they didn't work -- a psychological answer to the scud attacks. i was part of the team that brought in the patriot missiles. >> they were in israel. >> they were in israel. >> go back to your education, then. where did you go to college? >> i did a b.a./m.a. of middle eastern history at columbia college. an m.a. and b.a.in middle eastern at princeton. >> israeli and american citizen? >> i am. >> why due end up in the 1982 war in lebanon? >> i always wanted to move to isr
the u.s. denied the request. in subsequent years, the united states gave to the request and i was the liaison. it was an interesting job. i went out and partied a lot with american pilots on leave in israel. we had a few maneuvers on the ground, nothing too serious. all of a sudden, it became real. all of a sudden, there was a real war in which the united states and israel had to collaborate strategically. you may recall that the united states provided israel with patriot missiles as an answer...
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in fact, the u.s. chamber of congress and the american petroleum institute wrote a letter caller for immediate assistance in averting the a catastrophe in the heartland of the is u.s. now pause for a moment to consider this. two business groups are asking the federal government to step in to solve a problem. what's the root cause of that problem? um according to skypeists the record drought the heatwave the unnaturally low water levels. and all that is due--drumroll please--climate change. there is no way around it, and asking two gropes to step in, two of the biggest climate change deniers in the game. the american petroleum lobbied not to was climate change. it's not only affecting the middle of the country but it's hitting the coast lines as well. because the polar ice caps are melting faster than expected, oceans are rising faster than previously estimated. take a look at this, according to an u.s. geological survey out this month some of our iconic cities are going to be underwater if climate chan
in fact, the u.s. chamber of congress and the american petroleum institute wrote a letter caller for immediate assistance in averting the a catastrophe in the heartland of the is u.s. now pause for a moment to consider this. two business groups are asking the federal government to step in to solve a problem. what's the root cause of that problem? um according to skypeists the record drought the heatwave the unnaturally low water levels. and all that is due--drumroll please--climate change....
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christmas in hawaii where he and the first lady attended the holiday memorial service for the late u.s. senator from daniel inouye. >> white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, obviously they always say the white house travels with the president wherever he is. that's where the white house is. the president, though, is enjoying vacation, but still continuing to keep tabs on the fiscal cliff negotiations, correct? >> he is. white house officials describe this as a working vacation. i think there have been maybe a few conversations at the staff level about the fiscal cliff, but the reality is, thomas, the negotiations have largely stalled. you remember president obama on friday urging lawmakers to take this time off to really cool off, come back later this week with a appreciate perspective. i think you're going to see the hard work, the real negotiations resume when lawmakers go back into session after the christmas holiday. now, last week it seemed as though president obama, house speaker john boehner were close to getting some sort of a grand bargain that would have addressed
christmas in hawaii where he and the first lady attended the holiday memorial service for the late u.s. senator from daniel inouye. >> white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, obviously they always say the white house travels with the president wherever he is. that's where the white house is. the president, though, is enjoying vacation, but still continuing to keep tabs on the fiscal cliff negotiations, correct? >> he is. white house officials describe this as a working...
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>> reporter: and the big question about steven moving back to the u.s. from turkey? >> it's in the plans. so that october date that i have been talking about as our cut-off point is probably the date that beale be moving back. >> with their new factory, new sales strategy and new marketing plan and new contacts, suddenly, the october deadline didn't feel as overwhelming as before. you guys, good luck on everything that you're doing and i'm going to be back in october. >> october? >> october. you'll still be around? >> yes, we are, indeed. >>> gregory and steven have a lot to do over the next few months and we'll check back with them in october to see how things with going. in the meantime, mike is here with us now. we should mention that he's the author of the upcoming book with the pumpkin plan." and colleen is director of entrepreneur.com. >> can i say one thing? >> yes. >> a little throw up came in my mouth when i came out wearing a dress. >> at least you're not wearing it today. you look great. >> this brillo pad of disgustingness. >> this is a lot of times when
>> reporter: and the big question about steven moving back to the u.s. from turkey? >> it's in the plans. so that october date that i have been talking about as our cut-off point is probably the date that beale be moving back. >> with their new factory, new sales strategy and new marketing plan and new contacts, suddenly, the october deadline didn't feel as overwhelming as before. you guys, good luck on everything that you're doing and i'm going to be back in october. >>...
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the 78-year-old nicknamed stormin' norman commanded u.s. forces in the ground division to force iraqi troops out of kuwait in 1991 and also commanded forces in grenada and won 3 suncoast -- silver stars and vietnam. president george h. w. bush released a statement saying schwarzkopf -- alabama governor is touring the devastation after a christmas day tornado. he began and i high-school auditorium and mobile where there was significant with damage. the tornado had winds up to 135 miles an hour. even though the damage is widespread governor bentley says there is still a silver lining to the storm. >> it is a shame to see the damage. but the good thing we have to remember is we did not lose any lives, and we do not have any serious injuries. >> the governor says he in not certain whether there will be a federal disaster declaration. state officials still have to review damage estimates first. steve rudin 12:17 this friday. we have an okay day out but everybody is talking about tomorrow. >> a little snow can go a long way but it will not be any
the 78-year-old nicknamed stormin' norman commanded u.s. forces in the ground division to force iraqi troops out of kuwait in 1991 and also commanded forces in grenada and won 3 suncoast -- silver stars and vietnam. president george h. w. bush released a statement saying schwarzkopf -- alabama governor is touring the devastation after a christmas day tornado. he began and i high-school auditorium and mobile where there was significant with damage. the tornado had winds up to 135 miles an hour....